NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Cadillac Escalade Recalls
The 2016 Cadillac Escalade has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 6, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Cadillac Escalade. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 89
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2016 Cadillac Escalade, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2016 Cadillac Escalade
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 19V645000
- Reported
- September 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,456,719
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 Escalade, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V437000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Escalade, 15 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V651000
- Reported
- September 8, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,640,162
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 Escalade, 15 other models
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 16V256000
- Reported
- April 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,738
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2016 Cadillac Escalade complaints by year
NHTSA has received 89 owner complaints about the 2016 Cadillac Escalade, the newest on August 15, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Cadillac Escalade, the component group named most often is the engine (35%), followed by the power train (19%) and the electrical system (17%).
None of the 2016 Cadillac Escalade's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2016 Cadillac Escalade owners gave the mileage (45 complaints), the median was 38,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine31
- Power Train17
- Electrical System15
- Unknown Or Other14
- Suspension8
- Steering7
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2016 Cadillac Escalade peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 14. 33% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Cadillac Escalade drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Cadillac Escalade year in the same window: 6th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 89 complaints about the 2016 Cadillac Escalade are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac Escalade by model year
Other 2016 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: August 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted